group dynamics

Question 1

def of a group

Answer 1

2 or more inds interacting with eachother via social relationships that share a common objective

Question 2

def of team dynamics

Answer 2

the process in which a group is constantly developing when interaction takes place

Question 3

what are carrons characteristics of a team

Answer 3

• collective identity
• interaction
• structured forms of communication
• a common shared goal

Question 4

what is carrons colective identity

Answer 4

• can be recognised easliy - kit
• membs feel a strong affiloation to team and gain a sense of pride and belonging – inc mot

Question 5

what is carrons interaction

Answer 5

• members operate within their role succ and link this with other team membs
• working togtrher to complete a task

Question 6

what is carrons strucrured form of communication

Answer 6

• to help with interaction shpuld talk and can also communicate non verbally

Question 7

what is carrons common/shared goal

Answer 7

achieveing succ is often whst keeps players on team working together as all want to aim for same goal with max motivation

Question 8

what are tuckmans 4 stages of group formation

Answer 8

• forming
• storming
• norming
• performing
• mourning

Question 9

what is the first stage of tuckmans 4 stages of group formation

Answer 9

forming
- get to know eachother
- work out objective of task and strengths of inds
- coach tells team what to do
- respect

Question 10

what is the second stage of tuckmans 4 stages of group formation

Answer 10

storming
- team membs struggle to establish place
- diff types of leaders emerge
- fight for positions/roles/status
- risk of team failure
- coach helps to get through stage so doesnt kast long

Question 11

what is the third stage of tuckmans 4 stages of group formation

Answer 11

norming
- just before comp - conflicts resolved
- intention of achieveing goals
- membs agree to work together
- rules of acceptable behav dev
- trust built
- leaders emerge and make decs
- coach becomes more of a consultant

Question 12

what is the fourth stage of tuckmans 4 stages of group formation

Answer 12

performimg
- team works togteher as a unit in comp
- high levels of inderpemdance an mot
- consulattion expected in times of stress

Question 13

what is the fifth stage of tuckmans 4 stages of group formation

Answer 13

mourning
- extra stage
- occurs when goals of team have been achieved and may disband
- sense of job done

Question 14

what is cohesion

Answer 14

the dynamic forces that keep group membs togtehr to achieve goals

Question 15

what is coaction

Answer 15

when the cohesion involves every team member working had at the same time - rowing

Question 16

what is interaction

Answer 16

when the cohesion involves each player having diff roles which must be intergrate dwith others - netball

Question 17

what is task cohesion

Answer 17

a group that is bound togther with a drive to achieve a common objective with focus on end result - task

can override issues of social cohesionas succ more important than social diffs as results and perf will be good regardless but if no task cohes poor results

Question 18

what is social cohesion

Answer 18

group that is bound togther by social bonds, social attractiveness - relationships

can help team be interactive and communicate and have pos team spirit but can produce cliques who may not cooperate

Question 19

what is the purpose of carrons 4 antecedents

Answer 19

4 factors that affect the dev of cohesion in sports teams

environmental factors
personal factors
leadership factors
team factors

Question 20

what is carrons environmental factor

Answer 20

• group size
• time availible

Question 21

what is carrons personal factor

Answer 21

• similarites (backgrounds attitudes etc)
• motivation (induvids)
• experience
• acceptance of roles

Question 22

what is carrons leadership factor

Answer 22

• style
• relationship betwee team and leader/compatibility

Question 23

what is carrons team factor

Answer 23

• teams ability/stability (how long been togethr)
• desire for succ
• shared experiences

Question 24

what is induvidial attracriveness and group integration in terms of social and task cohension

Answer 24

1. s - how membs feel about other membs
   t - how involved in group task
2. s - how much memb feel group is unified socially
   t - feels group is focussed and unified on objective

Question 25

strats for cohesion

Answer 25

- pos encouragment - open comm - ensure role clarity - team building - value personal contribution - strive for agreed norms

Question 26

what is social loafing

Answer 26

loss of induvidual effort due to a loss of mot and feelings of being undervalued as efforts arent recognised attept to cost through game with limited contributions

Question 27

what is the ringlemann affect

Answer 27

motivational losses occur more as group size inc group inc contributions dec so group productivity dec link to social loafing

Question 28

what is steiners model of group productivity

Answer 28

actual productivity = potential prod - losses due to faulty processes

Question 29

what is actual productivity (steiner)

Answer 29

performance of team at end of game - outcome - win or lose

Question 30

what is potent prod (steiner)

Answer 30

best outcome if team perfs perfectly (skill level/ability compared to how difficult taks is)

Question 31

what are faulty processes (steiner)

Answer 31

things that go wromg to prevent actaul p coordinational or motivational

Question 32

what are coordinational faulty processes

Answer 32

tactics, strats, comm - team fail to listen and employ incorrect tactics - fail to comm - player misunderstands role in team

Question 33

what are motivational faulty processes

Answer 33

- dec conc inc arousal - social inhib - low self eff - lack of conf - neg att - poor leader

Question 34

causes of social loafinh

Answer 34

- lack of conf - doesnt believ in ability - poor leadership - no incentive - no understanding of role - lack of enthu amd acceptance - perciev other arent applying themsleves so feel justified to do same - lack of fitness - cant maintain role